Its now like -gate being affixed to any kind of publicized controversy.
Most people do not understand what Watergate even was and why it was so significant.
This reminds me of an exhibiton I once saw called "No Pain, No Game". The idea being that any sort of game has some failure state, some obstacle to overcome, that's what makes it a game. So of course I started thinking of counter-examples. Your slot machine idea is a good one, what I eventually came up with is Cookie Clicker. That game is nothing but positive reinforcement. There's no way to lose progress or mess anything up, any action you take makes you "win more". Not taking an action also makes you "win more", just more slowly.
This showerthought is an idea adjacent to that all. Interesting stuff, even though it's not too deep.
I'm pretty sure cookie clicker has no victory condition, it just goes on and on. At least it was that way last time I played it. Things might have changed since.
A few years ago I felt kinda lame whenever I had to "make a wish" blowing out birthday candles or whatnot and the only thing I could think of under pressure was "world peace"....
With an OTG connector you can just plug a keyboard into your phone. You can do stuff like alt-tab to switch between open apps. And if you plug in a mouse, a giant cursor appears. It's kinda cursed but it works.
Although Lemmy's userbase is quite large,it still is small enough that I do often see the same people in comment sections. It feels though, that I should recognise more names, because I can only remember around 5 individual ones.
I've ran into my sister a few times. Hilariously one time she didn't notice my username and actually quoted my own comment back to me IRL because she thought it was funny.
Quitting Reddit and joining Lemmy certainly feels like moving from a metropolis to a village.
Why is there no hair? It's completely surrounded by hair. The entire rest of the head (except parts of the actual face) is covered by hair. Other animals have hair.
Most instances don't have a specific copyright in their ToS, which is basically how copyright is handled on corporate social media (Meta/X/Reddit owns license rights to whatever you post on their platform when you click "Agree"). I've noticed some people including Copyright notices in posts (mostly to prevent AI use). Is this...
I had a really hard time parsing the title. Though it meant that Shoppers were drugging Mart Recruiting Volunteers (whatever that is) in order to get their stores staffed.
Would you rather be in the wood with a bear rather than a woman because you fear she could rape you? No? Then what the fuck are you even talking about?
Difficult to say how tall the tree is for those wondering, but quite tall. It was another black cat that scared her up there... Been waiting for her to come down for one hour now.. 🙁...
Magnus needs to step up his game ( lemmy.world )
What's up with all the "___punk" stuff?
I’m probably just out of the loop, but what the hell is up with slapping “Punk” after some random word and trying to pass it off as a thing?...
"Soundblaster" was such an 80s/90s name for a computer part. ( lemmy.world )
Medieval owl scale ( lemmy.world )
How I date ( jlai.lu )
This is nothing short of a miracle. ( lemmy.world )
Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed?
Technically, almost all video games are puzzle games.
You could probably make a poptarts are sandwiches alignment style thing out of this....
Dinosaurs wouldn't be that popular if they were small like dogs
Alternative title: Dinosaurs wouldn't be that big if they weren't that big
Lemons(?) of Lemmy, what is something that feels so obvious to you that you just get lowkey pissed at the world for not knowing?
What's your "back pocket" wish?
A few years ago I felt kinda lame whenever I had to "make a wish" blowing out birthday candles or whatnot and the only thing I could think of under pressure was "world peace"....
I don't have such weakness ( lemmy.world )
Android has a "Ctrl+Z" feature, the keyboards just dont support it
Hacker's Keyboard (the first one), Florisboard Beta, FUTO Keyboard and more have a button to reverse and repeat the actions....
Seeing more than he should... ( lemmy.world )
Sit down. We need to talk. ( lemmy.world )
Scooter and Bandit being very serious
Do you recognise any usernames on Lemmy?
Although Lemmy's userbase is quite large,it still is small enough that I do often see the same people in comment sections. It feels though, that I should recognise more names, because I can only remember around 5 individual ones.
The whole concept of a forehead (hairless forehead) is strange.
Why is there no hair? It's completely surrounded by hair. The entire rest of the head (except parts of the actual face) is covered by hair. Other animals have hair.
Cupholder.exe
Spice up your adventures by making side-bets on whatever's happening. ( ttrpg.network )
This comic follows on from the Previous comic which will almost certainly provide context....
Full Sized Crow of Judgement ( lemmy.world )
What's something weird and mostly useless that you can do with your body?
Everything on the Internet is true ( lemmy.world )
You think people do that? Go on the internet and tell lies?
What is the Legal copyright on a Lemmy Post?
Most instances don't have a specific copyright in their ToS, which is basically how copyright is handled on corporate social media (Meta/X/Reddit owns license rights to whatever you post on their platform when you click "Agree"). I've noticed some people including Copyright notices in posts (mostly to prevent AI use). Is this...
I just realised that this is not a painting by René Magritte ( en.wikipedia.org )
Don't like the sound of that ( lemmy.world )
Pure genius ( lemmy.world )
Shoppers Drug Mart Recruiting Volunteers to Staff Stores ( www.linkedin.com )
Role Description...
Sliding into your DMs ( media.kbin.social )
Nice house ( jlai.lu )
It can! ( lemmy.world )
A bit late ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
"b-but bears are actually dangerous!" Shut the hell up.
Dear diary, today the cat decide to climb a tall tree...
Difficult to say how tall the tree is for those wondering, but quite tall. It was another black cat that scared her up there... Been waiting for her to come down for one hour now.. 🙁...
Metal is made from refined rocks, therefore Metal music is refined Rock music
wawa rule ( lemmy.zip )
Princess Fluffybutt First of Her Name ( jlai.lu )
Stop making fun of people’s names ( sh.itjust.works )